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ANDERSON - A developer wants to build a 40-unit apartment complex for low-income families in Homeland Park.
The development — tentatively called Allison Square Apartments — will be at Drake Circle and Hugh Street on a grassy four-acre lot near Homeland Park Baptist Church.
Alesia Hunter, a development standards manager in Anderson County's planning department, said no formal project application had been filed as of Thursday. But a preliminary plan calls for a complex with 24 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and four one-bedroom units.
Clayton Ingram, a spokesman for the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority, said the developers will receive a $608,975 tax credit, which is good for 10 years.
The apartment complex is designated as "affordable housing" — meaning that the rent and utility costs associated with it are no more than 30 percent of a household's income.
The complex is proposed to have three buildings of apartments and a separate community center. Construction should be finished by the end of 2014, Ingram said. He said the cost of developing the complex is $5.7 million.
Jim Chandler, a North Carolina-based engineer hired to work on the project, referred questions about the complex to Bill Franz of Alabama, whom he identified as one of the developers. State records list Patricia Dobbins of Olympia Construction in Albertville, Ala., as the point of contact on the project. Neither Franz nor Dobbins returned calls seeking comment. Olympia Construction has built numerous developments for the elderly and low-income families throughout the South.
Anderson County officials have said that one of their goals is to have more affordable housing available in unincorporated areas such as Homeland Park.
The county has no staff positions dedicated to public-housing work. The city of Anderson does have some housing for low-income residents.
Interim administrator Rusty Burns said Thursday that county officials were aware that nine sites in Anderson County had been offered as potential locations for affordable housing. But county officials have no part in the state process that determines which potential developments qualify for tax credits.
Anderson County Council Chairman Francis Crowder appointed a committee at the beginning of the year to study options for public housing and affordable homes, but that panel has had only a few meetings.
Kristi King-Brock, executive director of Anderson Interfaith Ministries, has urged county officials to do what they could to help struggling families find good places to live. King-Brock calls the lack of decent, affordable housing in this part of the Upstate the "number-one problem in Anderson County."
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FUCK YEAHFUCK YEAH2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Liver's Mascot CompetitionLiver's Mascot Competition2 years ago in Personal More Like This
I realized that I never explicitly said this, so I'm saying it now.
You can use ANY base as long as you credit the base maker.
This competition's winner will be judged by DESIGN skill, not ART skill.
Therefore, bases and totally cool. B)
Take note that I may make changes to the winning design, and I am effectively buying your design off of you with the prizes I'm offering.
This means that I will credit you for the original design the first time I draw it, but I will not be crediting you EVERY time I draw it. 'Cos that's a bother... ||D
Okay guys, soooo
I'm having a competition!
*Sorry, writers will not be able to participate since I'm looking for a drawn-out design, not a description.
This competition's winner will be judged by DESIGN skill, not ART skill.
A commission from me of ANY
Tiny contest! Point prizes8D Time for another little fun challenge!Tiny contest! Point prizes2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Draw inside the shape contest!
You can rotate the shapes!
You can enter as many times as you want.
No shading required
You must choose one of the characters in this folder http://griffsnuff.deviantart.com/gallery/24055808
The character needs to be full body.
try to fill as much of the shape as possible!
You can not alter the shape.
you can not draw outside the shape!
If you want to enter, you choose between the shapes linked under. You can however do all of them if you want to!
Lineart only -> http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Greiffen/tttt-1_zpsed0fbbf4.png
Shape only -> http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Greiffen/llll-2_zps87cb9751.png
And then you draw the character you choose inside the shape as best you can like this
Happy birthday Pewdie!!HAPPY 23rd BIRTHDAY PEWDIE!!Happy birthday Pewdie!!3 years ago in Personal More Like This
(This journal is being posted from an area where it's still October 23, but in Italy, it's October 24th right now, so it technically is his birthday on his side of the world)
Free Key Giveaway #23 - CLOSED EDIT: WINNER IS #151! THE KEY WILL GO TO :iconGornam:Free Key Giveaway #23 - CLOSED3 years ago in Personal More Like This
Thanks everyone! Check back next week for a new contest!
Giveaway #23 is now CLOSED, we'll upload a new journal next friday for #24!
Free Key Giveaway
Each week we will be giving away 1 key for free to say thanks for all the support. Anyone can play. We ship all over the world.
So what do you have to do to win one?
Just post on this journal. Post anything you want. Say hello, tell us a joke, give us a funny plz account. Anything.
From when we post this journal, you'll have 24 hours to put your name here.
Please only comment once. If you comment twice, you will be disqualified. Even if it's an accident, be careful!
We'll count up how many people commented and then we'll use the random number generator to pick a number: http://www.random.org/
KONY 2012Childrens are not a weapon of war, Children are not Sex Slave and not to be abducten and Slaughtered.KONY 20124 years ago in Personal More Like This
Let the world Know. Arrest Joseph Kony!
The Awkward Moment ...When your mom commented on your work with your dA Username.The Awkward Moment ...3 years ago in Personal More Like This
You can still see it here. looolll....
Aaand...I'm in a long vacation right now, but I don't really go out anywhere, so I wanna share with you guys how my little bro and I spent our time (beside sitting in front of the computer *sobs*).
Finally we got our room covered by wallpaper~ I like the fat cats with guitars a lot, and I wanted the killer whales (orca) wallpaper, too~ But they only had the dolphin one-- yeah, who don't love dolphins? Now we're in both the sea and the sky at the same tiiiimeee...
Found two lovely stray cats, Horny and Nero
They inspired me to draw this
My bro is like...the best bro in the world ( for me of course). He's cute, kind, caring, fun, sweet, and sometimes even maturer than me. lmaaaoo...
He made me this while I was drawing for hours. :'D
Finally, we found an old ashtray that my aunt bought from Hokkaido. Those red foxes ar
Contest!! Update-Prizes addedWellll me and my sistuuuuur SHARK-D0G are gonna have a contest togethuuuuur.Contest!! Update-Prizes added2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Extended to August 20th!!!
This contests is gonna be a design contest.
We are both looking for some new characters, and we want you to design them! :'D
The first place design will go to SHARK-D0G and then whoever gets second will go to me.
Entries will be held in this folder! http://muttd0g.deviantart.com/favourites/55626246
*You can make unlimited amount of entries
We DO like-
-original designs, not just any old wolf or cat for example
-Natural markings, with a splash of color
-Colors that fit well together
-Something new, maybe some species mixed together, or a completely new one
-Earth tones, MOSTLY NATURAL COLORS WITH SMALL BRIGHT MARKINGS, oranges and blue gradients together, oranges and greens together, . (You don't have to use these, feel free to use a
10,000 Point Give-AwayAlright, my brother just left dA, so he gave me the rest of his points (20,000)10,000 Point Give-Away2 years ago in Personal More Like This
He told me because the Deviant Art community was so good to him (he said he met a lot of great people) that as a thanks I should give away half the points.
So, I'm going to hold a contest to make things fun.
You must:
*Watch me
*Advertise this journal
*Comment your journal here
*Favorite this journal
1st place gets 10,000 points
2nd place gets 2,000 points
Good luck guys
I give away 1month premium to non-premium ppl!I dont really need my Points since dA shop is closedI give away 1month premium to non-premium ppl!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
so I will give away almost all of my 30,300!!
... yes I have that many xDD http://sta.sh/02g1v4wkalzf
(including the prizes for the giveaway) so I will give away aloot!
-you must have join at least one month ago.
-Please tell when you comment "Points" or "Premium" NOTHING ELSE (no random letters or such just to get the first few comments)
If Points - I will give you the among Points paid in a premium
If Premium - I will simply give you one by my Points!
(I Think its 369 Points if I remember correct?)
Thats all! <3 love you guys!
250 Point Giveaway and Art Raffle!(CLOSED)250 Point Giveaway and Art Raffle!(CLOSED)2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Hey Everyone! I've decided that I'd like to host a raffle, the prize being 250 points and a simple headshot commission from me!
The rules on how to enter are really simple:
this journal
create a journal about this giveaway and comment here with the link
Once I see the link to your journal, I will reply with your raffle number. Make sure not to forget it! XD
(Optional) You don't have to be my watcher, but it is much appreciated considering part of the prize is free art from me (:
And that's it! I will be using random.org to pick a raffle number for me at the end of the giveaway, and I'll make sure to notify you if you've won.
Raffle ends: September 1st, 2013
Good luck everyone!
Adopts up for trade!UPDATEAdopts up for trade!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
http://sta.sh/21qujuui60gc (Will Accept : Design offers only)
http://sta.sh/2uged22aotj (Will Accept : Art & Design offers)
(Please do not comment in sta.sh. Comment here.)
Some have additional art that is not displayed in stash.
• No customs! I'm looking for already made design offers only!
(Unless I have expressed interest in your designs before? I will be picky -- But there are a few artists I would definitely make exceptions for. ♥)
• There are a some designs there that I'm especially particularly about what I'd be willing to trade them for. So please be understanding if I'm picky. ; v ; //
• Due to previous issues I feel I should mention that once a trade is complete and both parties have agreed -- All trades are final.
• "Is this one still available?" Yes! My stash is always up to date!
• "What kind of designs are you inte
400 p. giveaway:the winner is :xxthefallenangelsxx400 p. giveaway:the winner is :xxthefallenangelsxx2 years ago in Personal More Like This
the winner is : xxthefallenangelsxx
400 points giveaway !!!
-No multiple or plz accounts.
-Fav this journal
-Write a journal about this giveaway & link it to me
-Watch me
-keine doppel oder plz Accounts
-favorisiere dieses journal
-schreibe ein journal über dieses giveaway
-Watch mich
Confession.All my life, I've had a dream, and that dream has yet to change.Confession.2 years ago in Personal More Like This
It started when I was young. Very young. It started when I began to think.
My dream is not a simple one. It is not an easy one to accomplish.
I want to do something that you can't do just by studying,
because I'm no good at that.
I want to create.
I want to provoke.
I want to write.
I want to show people a story.
It will be a sad story. But, it will also be happy.
It will make people think, but it will also make people feel like they shouldn't care so much about the little things.
The characters in the story...
They'll be real.
I'll make it so.
'I'll make it so.'
That's my dream.
Often, I pick up a pencil and I start to draw. I never close my eyes, even if that's the very picture of passion, because my eyes are my most beloved organ.
If I could not see, then what can I do?
I would never draw again.
Even if I were deaf, or had my tongue cut out, or my hands chopped off, I would still find a way to draw.
[Comm Info] - CLOSED✧ Anything unlisted can be asked for ! Just offer a price ! Listed price is usually the MINIMUM I will accept, unless your request is ridiculously simple. My prices are set around more complex characters !! Tibumeru ARE on the complex side !! If you send in an order and find that you cannot afford it, it's okay !! :33c As long as I haven't started, it's okay to back out !![Comm Info] - CLOSED3 years ago in Personal More Like This
★ COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BUT I AM ONLY TAKING FROM THOSE ON MY WAIT LIST. Please make sure you sign up for regular comms ! Anything else must be bribed for !
:: Terms of Use ::
★ No payment, no commission. Payment first ! I may agree to payment plans on bigger commissions.
★ No refund claims ! You may ask me for a refund if I haven't started yet, but after the commission, you cannot get a refund. If I feel it's necessary, I will personally refund you. Calling for a refund claim after the commission has been
NEWS: new Pokemon! (confirmed!) + new video!EDIT: these new Pkmn got officially confirmed by Nintendo today and also there has a video showing these been realeased:NEWS: new Pokemon! (confirmed!) + new video!2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Video: http://www.pokemonxy.com/de-de/videos/
facts about new Pkmn:
the links I gave are German ones, so if you want to see the English versions plz watch serebii.net
again, some unconfirmed scans of Corocoro appeared, they seem to be real, but it´s not confirmed yet!
also some trainer artwork:
source: serebii.net http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml
My thoughts on playing the age card...[mini rant]aaaah Im not upset you guys I swear haha this is just a pet peeve of mine and due to the escalating amount of drama and myself going comment snooping, I've been seeing a lot of people playing the "age card" aka the : "take it easy you guys she's only 14"or "Well it makes sense she's so immature, she's 15"My thoughts on playing the age card...[mini rant]2 years ago in Personal More Like This
No. I hate it when people use this excuse. Because that's exactly what it is. An excuse If you use the age card with me for whatever reason and are 100% serious. I'm done. I don't tolerate it. I won't even bother replying to you. If the dA staff didn't think that 13-15 year olds could handle themselves then the minimum age requirement would be 16 and up instead of 13 and up.
Just because someone is of a younger age, does not make them a special snowflake.
~ Now there are exceptions to this of course. If you're being targeted simply because of your age and nothing more, then sure, you do get the special snowflake pass. But otherw
Older Updates- Past Updates -Older Updates4 years ago in Personal More Like This
July 1st, 2014
Rent and taxes have been taken out!
Guests who cannot afford next month: GreenEyedYoshika, hay-lin10101, SkySpirit13, Slayer-1412 (Aoi), VioletZen (Zaina + Yumi)
Guests whose balance just hit 0: None
Staff in danger of being let go: None
And the winners are...
Official Race Winner: Gambler's Fallacy
Guest Race Winner: Infernal
Well we have had a busy month for updates!
The Island of Poyi journal has been updated! All information is now 100% accurate and up-to-date (for now), so be sure to give it a read!
We have made a few changes to our Character Creation rules.
The Likes/Dislikes field is now optional, but we still encourage you to fill it out if possible!
Some exceptions may be made to a character's Age depending on their background.
To avoid confusion t
K why the fuck would you complain about this?I see so many people complain that people" "fav and run" and not comment, or fav their whole gallery and not +watch them.K why the fuck would you complain about this?3 years ago in Personal More Like This
First of all people aren't obliged in any way to favorite, comment, or watch you. It's their own free choice. The world doesn't revolve around you and your gallery. Secondly, some people don't have time to comment, and even if they do have the time who are you to say that not doing what you want them to do is an atrocity?
Don't expect things to be fucking handed to you on a silver platter. Time is precious especially when someone uses it on you. When someone comments, favs, or even glances at your work they are giving you their time, which is really fucking valuable.
I digress, I used to be irritated when something got lots of favorites and not a whole lot of comments, but I got over it. Instead commenting more and making new friends really helped me get advice. It was a smart thing to do.
In short, it's like walking into a store and the owner
What Is It With Nazi's?Im gonna keep this short because otherwise no one will read.What Is It With Nazi's?4 years ago in Personal More Like This
Okay here goes:
Like i know a few of my friends claim to be nazi's or want to be nazis or practice nazi'ism or what ever the fuck you wanna call it.
But like...
I don't think people really look into Nazi's.
A load of those world war 2 Nazi's DIDN'T even want to be Nazi's and even committed suicide, or were forced into it otherwise their families would be murdered.
Like... You see them draw a fursona or something and then make them freaking homosexual.
Seriously? Like did you know Nazi's hated homosexuals?
Isn't your shitty little pink/red/purple/green what ever the hell the colour of your sona is, contradicting its beliefs?
Did you know that it wasn't JUST the jew's that was horribly murdered/tortured during world war 2 thanks to the Nazi's?
One of the many things that makes me laugh is how i saw a few journals on how racist that lady was on the 'My Tram Experience' video.
And then these so called Nazi's rant about how disgus
Contest - 700 points + more! Ends today 00:00(BST)This is my first time hosting a contest so please bear with me if things go wrong hopefully nothing will!Contest - 700 points + more! Ends today 00:00(BST)3 years ago in Deviant Events More Like This
Please and spread the word^^
Theme: The meaning of love
What is the meaning of love to you? I want you to try and show me what love means to you through your artworks, how you see it. It can be family love, pets, friends, or between a couple, that feeling you get when you meet the right person. Anything you can think of. Be creative!
♥Everyone can enter!
♥All mediums are welcome (Digital, Traditional art, Photography, Literature, Artisan Crafts... anything!)
♥If stock is used please credit who you got it from in the artists description
♥Please no stealing, must be your original artwork
♥Artworks must be new, made especially for this contest
♥Only one artwork per person
♥Most important rule have fun!
Please send me a note say
requests, etci got some notes recently about whether or not i do requests and since i have a lot more drawing time now the answer is officially yES but most likely it will only be lines with 1-3 colours like thisrequests, etc3 years ago in Personal More Like This
if you do request something and don't want to be blinded/nauseated by my ridiculous colour combinations please let me know!
also it doesn't have to be homestuck, i will draw fanart of anything
or your oc/fantroll if you have a clear reference*
p.s. i want to say thank you everyone for the happy birthday wishes :iconlazycryheartplz:
i tried to reply to all the comments this year unlike last year where i was a total lazy butt so i hope i didn't miss anyone, if i did i swear it wasn't on purpose!
for personal reference:
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Jenny-Chan99 kk/sollux
EVENT 001Aha...I know the opening isn't done yet, but pssh. Can't wait. So this is your first crack event. Mintu, I borrow Alexei for awhile, 'kay? :iconehesmileplz:EVENT 0013 years ago in Personal More Like This
"AHAHAHAHAHA WHAT. THIS IS YOU?" Glaume laughed loudly as he looked at the picture Alexei had shown him. "YOUR HAIR. NOT FUCKING PURPLE. AHAHAHAHAHA." he managed between sharp laughs. Huffing and rolling on the ground, he tried to regain his breath, but failed as he collapsed into another fit of giggles.
Irritated, Alexei slugged Glaume. "What? Is it that hilarious? Haven't you got any pictures of your childhood?" Offering him a hand up, Alexei sighed.
Now that I think of it... he thought. "No I don't." he replied, trying to keep the laughs in. Running a hand through his hair, Glaume (completely forgetting of his magic) imagined a younger version of himself. He then proceeded to imagine everyone he knew as a young child.
Glaume fell to the ground with a thud. "Ouch..." he muttered. "That fucking hurt." Looking at Al
SOPA walks into a bar...... and across the room is Cable and Deadpool sitting at a table together.SOPA walks into a bar...2 years ago in Personal More Like This
-Deadpool: "NARRATOR!! We're not, ya know, TOGETHER! Sheesh, two guys can't sit in a bar together?!"
... a gay bar?
-Deadpool: "IS THAT WHERE WE ARE?!??! that explains the bartender's adam's apple-!"
-Cable: "The bartender's a guy, that happens. Shut your insanity up for five minutes, Wade... we have our target."
-Deadpool: " .... NOT a gay guy, right?"
-Cable: "SOPA can't pass..."
-Deadpool: "You didn't answer my question...!!"
-Cable~annoyed: "Where's Slade...?"
-Deadpool: "People can be gay, I don't care-! Really!"
-Cable~ignoring Deadpool: "Dammit, we're going to miss our chance...!"
-Deadpool: "I'm not a gay basher, I'm just NOT gay myself! ....... STOP ARGUING WITH ME, THOUGHT BUBBLE!!!!"
-Cable~standing: "that's it...!!"
-Deadpool: "The bubble started it! ..... YOU DID TOO!!!!"
-Cable: "Wade, get in place. We're making the move without Deathstroke."
-Deadpool: "Oh, good! He thinks he owns ALL the waitress
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Brett Favre Has No Regrets, Except for Those Regrets
The Brett Favre Goodwill Tour is underway. In speaking with WTMJ, Favre explained how he has no regrets and then explained how he did have regrets.
Aug 8th
Matt Flynn is Winging It!
Matt Flynn has some of his mojo back according to his position coach with the Green Bay Packers. Good news if he plans on beating Scooter Tolzien for No. 2.
Aug 8th
Please Remain Sidelined, Morgan Burnett
Morgan Burnett is injured. Again. That means the Green Bay Packers will start the tandem we all want to see, Micah Hyde and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix at safety.
Aug 7th
We Should All Thank Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn't usually one to pat himself on the back, but there he was doing just that — for something some people didn't even want.
Aug 7th
J.C. Tretter, Davante Adams Rounding Into Form
They didn't start off so hot, but it looks like both center J.C. Tretter and receiver Davante Adams are going to be just fine for the Green Bay Packers this year.
Aug 7th
Julius Peppers: Still Lazy
If you're wondering why you haven't heard the name Julius Peppers very often lately it's because he's been dogging it as usual. And we expect nothing less.
Aug 6th
Few Surprises on Packers Depth Chart, Except the Bottom
The Green Bay Packers released their first depth chart this week. There were virtually no surprises at the top, but there are some at the bottom. Here's a look.
Aug 6th
Don Barclay Has a Knee Injury
Offensive lineman Don Barclay went down with a knee injury during practice on Tuesday. It didn't look good, but not all is lost if it's a long-term injury.
Aug 5th
Meanwhile, Chicago Bears are Fighting Amongst Themselves
On Monday, Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett slammed teammate Kyle Fuller to the ground. On Tuesday, he got suspended by the team. Implosion!
Aug 5th
Colt Lyerla will Be Out Several Weeks
Rookie tight end Colt Lyerla's chances of making the Green Bay Packers roster just evaporated. Lyerla will miss several weeks with a knee injury.
Aug 5th
Brett Favre, Mark Murphy, and the Perils of Willful Ignorance
The Green Bay Packers made a sort of public reconciliation with Brett Favre at a press conference on Monday. And boy, what a joke that was. It's as if part of history has been erased.
Aug 5th
Jay Cutler is a Pig
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler — Cutty! — has ceased to be a cat and has now transformed himself into a pig. We found him at the Ozaukee County Fair.
Aug 5th
Brett Favre Again Defines Real Packers Fans
Brett Favre has again taken it upon himself to define what a real Green Bay Packers fan is. It's one that loves Brett Favre. This is where we've had enough.
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Aug 4th
Brett Favre is Going into Packers Hall in 2015
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Aug 3rd
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 12, 2002
|Filing date
|Jun 11, 2002
|Priority date
|Jun 12, 2001
|Publication number
|Kalyan Majumdar
|Original Assignee
|Majumdar Kalyan Sankar
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (53), Classifications (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/297,844, filed Jun. 12, 2001, entitled "Method and apparatus for service management, delegation and personalization".
[0002] This invention relates to the field of computing software and, more particularly, to computing apparatus operable across multiple platforms, including mobile wireless computing devices.
[0003] With the growth of mobile computing and wireless data networks, the mobile device owner will encounter an increasing array of service offerings and resources as he transitions through and spends time in different environments. Some services will be predictable and expected, some unsolicited but welcome means to fulfill pending needs, some will present serendipitous opportunities to pursue the owner's interests, while others will be unwelcome or unnecessary. These will proliferate with the expansion of mobile computing and tend to overwhelm the owner unless more sophisticated software is developed to mediate interaction with services and reduce human intervention.
[0004] Unlike today's personal software, which generally requires interaction with the means rather than allowing users to specify the desired end, it will no longer be feasible to manually interact with each service offering, determine whether it is of interest, access one that is and reject others, select a menu option, choose preferred settings and initiate service access without inordinate commitment of time and unacceptable interruptions.
[0005] A different computing paradigm that supports a more 'human' pattern of behavior will become necessary, whereby the owner can express his changing needs, preferences, priorities and interests, define a set of rules and allow the computing device to act as his surrogate while interacting with external service offerings within the purview of varying delegations of responsibility.
[0006] Approaches to discovering and identifying services offered by different service providers exist in prior art. For example, the Service Discovery Protocol in Bluetooth provides a framework to discover and identify services. Web Services is an effort under the auspices of The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to develop standards for service offerings to be comprehensible among unknown entities. Mechanisms for defining rules also exist in prior art, for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,809,492, "Apparatus and method for defining rules for personal agents".
[0007] These provide solutions to only a subset of problems and capabilities addressed by this invention, the scope of which is described in the sections that follow.
[0008] This invention represents personal, individual-centric software that facilitates the owner's interaction with services in his or her environment. The software allows computing devices to be delegated certain responsibilities and permitted to interact with a dynamic collection of external services and resources based upon clearly specified rules and the owner's evolving needs, priorities, preferences and interests. It makes choices and initiates service access, accepts or rejects offers, filters advertisements and coordinates and orchestrates services between multiple devices or service providers to deliver composite services of higher value. It enables the owner to specify ends and allows mobile devices to deal with the means.
[0009] The software works in conjunction with the operating system of a computing device and communications protocols to detect the presence of a service provider device or software application, understand interface details and control methods for interacting with the services it provides, create a collaborative session and negotiate services provided by each device or application and begin accessing services based upon the owner's needs, interests and preferences. It holds state information, acts as middleware and transaction manager and is a repository for personal information and secure payments data. Programmable agents can be created that initiate transactions, generate events, produce alerts, create searches, respond to offers of service and indicate user preferences. A processing engine reviews options, makes choices, takes decisions and initiates transactions and search threads. Interfaces to telephony and other software application programming interfaces extend these benefits to familiar desktop applications and enterprise information systems.
[0010] Service properties and attributes determine what class of service a device or software application provides and how the service or resource is accessed. Services can be for personal, professional/technical and business use. A service provider offers a list of services, ranging from simple state information about the device or service, properties and attributes it provides, to more intricate control mechanisms by which to interact with them. A protocol for application services defines categories of services and their properties and attributes, including controls available for each device or service, their operating range (default values, minimum and maximum, etc.) and state.
[0011] Objects and Advantages
[0012] Several objects and advantages of the invention are:
[0013] a) It facilitates growth of mobile computing by augmenting the capabilities of a mobile device and enhancing its utility and value to owners.
[0014] b) It provides a means of delegating service interaction and intermediates between services to enable an enhanced level of automation in service access, thus avoiding being overwhelmed by frequent interruptions or foregoing useful opportunities.
[0015] c) It allows a mobile device to represent the owner and make decisions and authorizations on behalf of the owner.
[0016] d) It acts as a focal point for coordinating transactions between multiple intelligent devices and other service providers that may be unknown to each other.
[0017] e) It provides added value by creating composite services from multiple elemental sources.
[0018] f) It would allow specialized medical devices and equipment to be easily brought together to cooperate and deliver orchestrated services to a patient, consistent with prescribed treatments.
[0019] g) It allows similar cooperation in delivering services among multiple diverse devices, equipment, robotics and computer applications in specialized technical, professional and industrial environments.
[0020]FIG. 1 describes the operational environment of the invention.
[0021]FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the software invention.
[0022] In its preferred embodiment, the invention operates within a wireless communications-capable mobile computing device (110 referring to FIG. 1), preferably incorporating functionality of mobile phones (116, 118), personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable computers as represented by local applications 114, device remote control functions (150 and 180 a), internet services (154 and 156) and personal- (124), local- (122, 130, 142) and wide-area (140) networking capability. Devices incorporating one or more of such functions are established in prior art and their evolution is expected to lead to increasing convergence of these capabilities within one device.
[0023] The device has resources such as a user interface (112) represented by display screen, audio input and output, user input mechanisms such as keyboard, a stylus or mouse based pointing device, voice input and various devices that can be either physically incorporated into the device (134) or plugged-in, such as devices for image capture 180 b, biometric input 182, GPS location sensing 186, persistent and transient data storage, message queues, communications mechanisms including wireless voice 116 and data communications (120, 122, 124) as well as wired data communications interfaces (130, 132). The mobile computing device runs operating system software, also established in prior art, to provide the basic functionality of the device, which includes coordination of these resources and software applications. The device also runs application software both locally, such as a calendar, phone book, etc. (114) and remotely by accessing public web sites (156), enterprise systems (158) and personal computers (170) using a web browser or customized client software.
[0024] The computing device has universal connectivity available from any location within wireless network coverage or with wired network access to locations potentially anywhere in the world through wide area networking. In addition, a variety of devices and appliances are encountered, come within radio frequency proximity and establish ephemeral communications using personal area networking technologies such as Bluetooth (122) as the device transitions through different environments.
[0025] Wireless communications interfaces include Bluetooth (122), wireless local area network (LAN) standards such as 802.11 (122) and Home RF and different 2G, 2.5G and 3G mobile network (120) standards such as GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000, UMTS and the like. Wired communications include familiar LAN technologies (130) such as Ethernet that can be interconnected (142) to wide area networks (140) providing Internet access as well as USB, IEEE 1394, and the like (132) that support a variety of devices for audio, images, video and computer peripherals. The present invention uses the operating system's interfaces to communications protocols in order to interact with service providers and devices.
[0026] Communications capable intelligent devices can be regarded as providers of different services or as resources of different kind. In many instances, the provider of service is not visible as a physical device or appliance but can be a software application or computer program delivering an intangible service such as searching for a book in an electronic catalog at a library or reporting a bank balance via the Internet. Similar computer programs or applications can also be embedded within electronic components of intelligent physical devices referenced in the present context. All such instances are generically referred to as service providers for the purposes of this invention (represented by 260 in FIG. 2).
[0027] Some service providers are proactive and make their presence known to devices within their proximity, such as Bluetooth enabled devices and 'push' type of Web applications which may offer services or advertisements specific to a location or the owner's interests and needs. These offer services that may be unsolicited. Others are passive and require communications to be initiated and services requested before they can be accessed.
[0028] This invention manages interaction with all such services and intermediates between an individual mobile device owner or consumer of services and all service providers on behalf of the owner. It provides the capability for an individual owner to delegate responsibility for interaction with service providers and devices in varying degrees. The invention allows the owner's personal preferences (204), interests (206), priorities (202) and needs (200) to influence interaction with service providers. Rules of behavior (208) and parameters within which responsibility for action is delegated (210) to the software are defined by the owner. The software inserts itself between the owner and service providers and monitors and intervenes in interaction with services based upon delegated responsibility. In addition, it manages the mechanics and logistics of interaction with service providers. It also interacts with the operating system and other software applications in the process.
[0029] The invention is software. This software has a number of design elements that represent capabilities to interact with services, enable definition of interests, needs, preferences, priorities, delegation levels and rules and performs diverse forms of processing.
[0030] The software becomes aware of a service in one of several ways. A device or appliance could come within radio frequency range, be detected (274) and queried about the services it provides or a software application may 'push' advertisements or service offers (272). The location of the mobile device could be sensed and a subset of services specifically tailored for that location (154) may be offered or advertised. The user could have subscribed to a variety of 'channels' or event emitters and be alerted when an event occurs (270). Other services are proactively sought through searches on the Internet or from specialized sources such as enterprise systems (158) or professional/technical service subscriptions and memberships.
[0031] When a service is offered or detected, the service interface manager (240) is notified of the offer and begins a dialog to discover more information about the service, such as service class and type of services provided, together with their properties. Once this information is received, a table of currently available services (232) is updated. Service characteristics are analyzed (242) and compared with the owner's needs, interests and preferences to determine whether the service will be accessed. The potential for combining this service with others in order to fulfill a pending need or to complete a complex transaction is also analyzed.
[0032] The decision to access a service is made by the processing engine (220). Inputs to the decision include the owner's pending needs and interests as well as characteristics of the service being offered. If access to a service class has been delegated fully or partially, the processing engine initiates service access and performs all interaction consistent with the level of delegated responsibility.
[0033] When advertisements are received, the processing engine checks the owner's interests and needs and filters out those that will be of no interest and pass through to the owner others that will. When a request for information (276) is received, it responds to the request based on the type of requestor and specified rules and returns a subset of designated public information regarding interests, preferences, needs and priorities of the owner relevant to the request (278). Similarly, when an offer of service is received, pending needs are reviewed. If a need exists, attributes and characteristics of the service are compared with the owner's needs and interests and if there is a match, a determination is made regarding what services will be accessed and to what extent service access will be automatically initiated based on the level of delegated responsibility for that service as specified by the owner. The processing engine then initiates service access and supplies required parameters based on the owner's preferences, needs and priorities. When its delegated authority is exceeded, information input or authorization is requested from the owner (288) via the user interface (112).
[0034] If there is a need, but the service has not been delegated, it is referred to the owner for manual interaction (288). If there is no pending need, the owner's interests are reviewed to determine whether there is a match, and if so, the service is referred to the owner; if not, it is rejected or ignored, as appropriate, consistent with the service interface protocol.
[0035] If a determination is made to access the service, values of parameters and attributes to be used are determined based upon the level of delegation of responsibility specified for that service and the owner's preferences. The sequence of transactional steps required to complete the service access transaction are determined by the processing engine based upon preferences and rules specified by the owner and executed by the service access manager (244). Where these have not been specified in sufficient detail, input and intermediate output is referred to the owner. A capability to create programmable macros (226) and agents to handle complex transactional interfaces is provided.
[0036] Macros record specific steps in navigating and completing the transaction. Macros may be created by analyzing (302) and editing a manually completed transaction by the owner or by pre-programming the steps through a user interface (112 d). In addition to macros, agents may be created which proactively look for services based on user needs, interests and priorities from all accessible resources, such as the Internet, enterprise systems and specialized professional/technical sources.
[0037] The software interacts with services using messages. A service consists of attributes and methods by which different functions or transactions may be accessed. Service properties and attributes and the concepts of "needs", "interests", "preferences" and "behaviors" are defined in a standard 'language' such as extensible markup language (XML) using XML Schema, or the like, so that services will be understood across different service providers, together with interdependencies and associations among multiple services and service classes.
[0038] A transaction manager (222) manages access to services (280). For transactions involving a single service provider or device, the transaction manager ensures that a transaction is correctly completed and committed (284), or rolled back (282) if incomplete in the event that a service provider becomes unavailable prior to completion of a transaction—for example when a Bluetooth device is no longer within radio frequency proximity. When multiple service providers are involved, the transaction manager coordinates and orchestrates transactions and maintains a transient table of steps that constitute composite services (234), recording service dependencies between providers, the negotiated role of each service provider in a composite transaction, and service bindings, indicating relationships, inputs and outputs between service providers.
[0039] If a service provider becomes unavailable before the completion of a composite transaction, the nature of the composite service, its priority for the owner, and the nature of constituent service providers determine the treatment of steps that are yet to be completed. In some cases, remaining steps can be placed as pending needs (304) by the transaction manager. In other cases, a decision may be made to rollback the partially completed transactions. Before a composite service is initiated, the potential and feasibility for combining the available services to create a composite service are analyzed (242). In some cases a decision may be made to initiate a service and process initial stages of a composite service without all constituent service providers being present and to generate one or more pending transaction to be subsequently completed when relevant service providers become available. In other cases the nature of the composite service may be such that service may not be effectively delivered without all component service providers being available and the requested service may be denied.
[0040] Needs can be created manually via the user interface (112 d), for example a need to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine. Needs can also be created by authorized devices or applications that are also service consumers (262), for example when the owner's car needs gasoline or a digital camera needs to print a photograph. Needs can also be generated by a scheduler (230) for recurring transactions or future transactions. In addition, the transaction manager can create needs resulting from uncompleted steps of a composite transaction involving multiple service providers or devices. An event generator (228) is responsible for creating all events, including needs. Other events include reminders for the owner on the calendar initiated by authorized service providers, or initiation of a search on the web.
[0041] The owner's interests, preferences, needs and priorities as well as delegation of responsibility to the software are contained within a repository. While this is private information primarily for internal use, a public subset of this information may be defined for each. In response to requests from service providers (276) and depending on their type and identity, varying amounts of the public information are provided in order to facilitate service providers in making relevant offers and constructing customized services.
[0042] A cache containing recent transactions (236) is maintained in order to provide default values based on decisions and choices made in similar past transactions where these have not been defined. An analyzer reviews past transactions and determines default values of interests and preferences and, to some extent, needs and priorities based upon past behavior. In some cases the transaction manager can also create needs and priorities as an outcome of complex transactions between multiple service providers.
[0043] While the software mediates interaction with service providers, negotiates and controls service parameters and may make electronic payment for services, depending on the nature of the service, delivery of services may or may not occur via the mobile device. Many services are delivered by physical devices directly to the owner, such as cash from an automated teller machine or driving directions from a car navigation system. Some services are delivered directly to the mobile device, such as digital music, video or email. In these cases service delivery occurs directly (300) to the user interface of the device and is controlled through the user interface, such as via a volume control to adjust the sound level or a pause button to momentarily stop video playback. In other cases, the user interface of the device can control services that are delivered by other devices. Software applications also provide 'remote controls' via the user interface to operate devices such as domestic appliances, home entertainment, security, etc.
[0044] The architecture and design of the software will preferably support a distributed processing capability. Certain functionality need not be resident on the device and can run on a remote computer (160), such as a hosted server or a personal computer, accessible from the mobile network. The mobile device provides certain inputs and receives certain outputs from the remote process. For example, communication with service providers in physical proximity of the device, such as via Bluetooth, is performed by the mobile device but data may be sent to and received from the remote process for further interaction with the local service or for display of output or for owner input. The owner will have the ability to select and distribute locally and remotely executed functionality. The limiting case is where all functionality is either local or remote, although there will be tradeoffs in performance, network traffic, etc. as a consequence of the level of distribution chosen. A capability to download selected functionality and execute it locally on the device is also provided. Distribution decisions may be influenced by factors such as limited resources of a class of mobile device, infrequently used functionality or disproportionately resource-intensive processing requirements, etc. An alternate user interface is available on a desktop PC (170) to define delegations, rules, preferences, interests, needs and priorities that can be synchronized with the mobile device.
[0045] A desktop PC or remote system will also act as a backup of all data contained on the mobile device from which a new device can be setup or an existing one refreshed in the event of device failure or data corruption. Synchronization mechanisms exist in prior art for data from desktop and other applications, such as calendar and phone book, to be synchronized with those on the mobile device.
[0046] The mobile device has access to considerable confidential personal information, including electronic owner identity, personal information profiles, secure access keys and passwords, account information and authorization codes as well as electronic stores of value, such as electronic cash, discount coupons, commuter tickets and tolls, highlighting the need for adequate security. In many cases, these are physically stored in the device (250) and require security mechanisms to protect the device and its contents. In some cases, the information is held in network-accessible remote data stores, with the software having the capability to securely retrieve and supply this information to an authorized service provider entity. In other cases, the service provider is supplied with an unique, single-use digital authorization 'key', generated for a specific transaction and valid for a specified service provider for a specified time period, to access this information from the remote data store. Support for a variety of encryption schemes and familiar techniques established in prior art, such as encrypted access to private keys, etc., will be provided.
[0047] A combination of design features protect the contents of the mobile device. Some preferred mechanisms include a detached wireless component that accompanies the mobile device, but is typically carried separately. The mobile device is disabled if both components are not in close proximity. Login IDs and passwords are lease based and expire automatically after a period of time unless renewed. The device becomes disabled after the lease expires if it is misplaced or stolen. The software design also incorporates a capability for the system to the remotely disabled and confidential information destroyed as soon as it is turned on or is brought within wireless range if it is reported missing.
[0048] It will be appreciated that the invention can be constructed in whole or in part from special purpose hardware or a general-purpose computer system, or any combination thereof, any portion of which may be controlled by a suitable software program. Any software may in whole or in part comprise part of or be stored on the system in a conventional manner, or it may in whole or in part be provided in to the system over a network or other mechanism for transferring information in a conventional manner.
[0049] In another preferred embodiment, the invention can be used in a medical environment for delivering and monitoring patient care. The software operates in a device that acts as the focal point for patient care in a hospital room, recovery room or operating theater environment, where multiple communications capable, intelligent devices are brought together to monitor the patient, deliver medication and provide life support based upon prescribed therapies of one or more attending medical professional and rules and procedures of fundamental medical practices.
[0050] Architectural and design elements of the software invention are similar in this embodiment and the software functions in generally similar ways, although with some implementation differences. The primary difference is that the recipient of services is the patient, whose identity is used as an anchor or subject to which services are 'locked-in' or bound. Identity information (252 in FIG. 2) can be held in a separate device, such as an embedded wireless Bluetooth device on a patient's wristband. Needs, priorities, preferences, interests, delegation of responsibility and rules of behavior are specified for the patient by one or more authorized medical care giver, such as doctors, nurses, medical technicians for specific functions by means of user interface 112 d, which can be accessible via multiple computing platforms from multiple locations to different authorized care givers.
[0051] In this embodiment, more of the service providers encountered have either proprietary (136 in FIG. 1) or general purpose (130, 132) wired connectivity or wireless local area (122) and personal area networking connectivity, such as via Bluetooth (124). Enterprise (hospital) systems (158) assume a key role and fewer services are offered remotely via the Internet (156). The service analyzer (242) and transaction manager (222) assume central roles in terms of coordinating services of multiple devices that may be unknown to each other for the specific needs of the current patent under care. Remote processing capabilities (160) are significant in cooperative processing in conjunction with hospital patient care systems to receive prescribed therapies and treatments from multiple care givers and to deliver patient information to remote monitoring stations in the hospital over a local area network (142) and remotely from doctors' and specialists' offices and homes via secure connectivity over a wide area network (140).
[0052] Service provider devices will exchange standard definitions of their services, service properties, hierarchy and relationships in XML or the like. These are used by the software to coordinate services of multiple devices to deliver prescribed treatments. The service analyzer determines what devices/services are available and what are still required in order to successfully deliver prescribed treatments and can alert medical staff of remaining equipment or medical supplies required.
[0053] Service provider devices are dynamically brought together to create a community of collaborative devices that are individually configured but collectively provide medical care appropriate to a patient. This includes medical equipment and monitoring devices attached to, or in the proximity of a patient in a hospital room, brought together at different phases of the patient's therapy and reconfigured depending upon the needs of different patients whom they serve. Sometimes, the software facilitates communication of the state/measurements of multiple devices monitoring the same patient. The software may monitor vital signs from a number of other equipment—with logic to analyze multiple instruments and send appropriate alerts based upon thresholds set by medical staff or based upon a prescribed therapy regimen.
[0054] In this scenario, a Bluetooth device on a patient's wristband, identifying the patient, is read by monitoring equipment in radio frequency proximity and communicates vital signs and other measurements of the patient to a central monitoring station as well as to each other, if necessary, through the intermediary of the software. The software ensures that each device is 'locked' on to the patient's identifier and displays this for manual confirmation and verifies patient identification from a second source by independently correlating/corroborating the room id, name, social security number, etc. from a central hospital system.
[0055] When the same equipment is wheeled into another room at a later time, it will configure itself to report on a different patient—possibly reading certain critical information based on the patient's Bluetooth id and a central system containing patient/case information. A doctor visiting patients can have access to key monitoring data, medical history and prescribed therapies on his PDA as he approaches each patient via the software from both local devices and a central system.
[0056] While this invention has been described in connection with what are presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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